Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The New Wilderness by Diane Cook

2 reviews

rachaelwho's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Felt extremely long. I kept thinking it was nearly over. I found it exceptionally bleak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content

Hunting, survival sex

nora__reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An interesting dystopian(ish) future, told through the relationship between Bea and her daughter Agnes. 

20 people have been chosen to enter The Wilderness State to assess whether people can live there without leaving a trace. Bea and Agnes are among the 20. 

The story meanders along, covering many years and hundreds of miles, following the group as they learn to cope with living together, the whims of the mysterious rangers and unexpected changes to their new home.

This is a book which chooses to ask questions above and beyond the words on the pages, with the occasional lapse in plot. 

A really good book for anyone interested in eco-literature or unusual family dramas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, Animal death, Ableism, and Blood